Y chromosome: Researchers decipher the final piece of the human genome
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- Jun 18
Major scientific discovery uncovers the cause of smallpox


- May 12
Scientists uncover the origin of smallpox


- May 5
Reviving ancient life: Neanderthal bacteria resurrected


- Mar 14
First ever study identifies how humans lost their body hair

- Feb 20
Groundbreaking software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand


- Feb 10
First-ever study identifies how and why humans lost their body hair


- Jan 21
First ever computer reconstructs a virus in its biological entirety


- Jan 11
First of its kind study identifies how humans lost their body hair


- Nov 30, 2022
Revolutionary new vaccine prevents diseases caused by DNA viruses


- Nov 14, 2022
Groundbreaking blood test can identify over 50 types of cancer


- Nov 12, 2022
The secret of a pearls beauty revealed for the first time


- Oct 7, 2022
New cancer treatments discovered in the “dark matter” of the human genome


- Jun 29, 2022
New discovery offers tantalizing clues about origins of complex life


- Jun 19, 2022
Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds


- Apr 1, 2022
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets


- Jan 18, 2022
Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth

- Sep 28, 2021
How valuable were dogs to ancient humans?

- Sep 26, 2021
New insights into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer


- Sep 15, 2021
DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man